
Manual of Exotic Pet Practice
Saunders (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. November 2026
Book
Hardback
618 pages
978-0-323-53358-4 (ISBN)
Description
Gain the specialized knowledge you need to treat and manage exotic pets! Manual of Exotic Pet Practice, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive, user-friendly resource covering a wide range of species, from invertebrates and fish to reptiles, birds, and mammals. The book begins with a chapter that helps you prepare your veterinary practice for exotic patients. Each succeeding chapter features full-color photos of species and addresses topics such as A&P, husbandry, restraint, physical examination, common disease presentations, diagnostic testing, and surgery. Written by respected veterinary educators Mark Mitchell and Thomas Tully, this book provides a current, all-in-one guide to today's exotic pet care.
Comprehensive, all-in-one resource provides cutting-edge content on a wide range of exotic species
Logical organization presents information by species with a consistent format for each chapter, helping you to quickly find a particular species and to easily locate specific information
Clear and precise guidelines are ideal for practitioners who may have limited experience with exotic pet care
Planning for exotic pet practice includes staff preparation and the specialized equipment required for housing, diagnostics, and surgery
Full-color design shows the unique anatomy of each species in detail, enabling practitioners to better diagnose and treat exotics
Information on exotics and the equipment needed for treatment helps you prepare your practice for exotic pet care, with details on staff preparation and the specialized equipment required for housing, diagnostics, and surgery
Life-saving information covers CPR, drugs, respiratory distress, and supportive care for exotic animals in distress
NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, allows digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices
NEW! Prairie Dogs chapter provides essential information on these popular exotic pets
NEW! Raptors chapter provides insights on these birds as wildlife and for use in falconry
NEW! Waterfowl chapter provides insights on the management and diseases of these popular birds
NEW! Chickens chapter provides essential information on the management of popular backyard poultry
NEW! Expanded Avian section on psittacines and passerines, including all-new information on passerines
Comprehensive, all-in-one resource provides cutting-edge content on a wide range of exotic species
Logical organization presents information by species with a consistent format for each chapter, helping you to quickly find a particular species and to easily locate specific information
Clear and precise guidelines are ideal for practitioners who may have limited experience with exotic pet care
Planning for exotic pet practice includes staff preparation and the specialized equipment required for housing, diagnostics, and surgery
Full-color design shows the unique anatomy of each species in detail, enabling practitioners to better diagnose and treat exotics
Information on exotics and the equipment needed for treatment helps you prepare your practice for exotic pet care, with details on staff preparation and the specialized equipment required for housing, diagnostics, and surgery
Life-saving information covers CPR, drugs, respiratory distress, and supportive care for exotic animals in distress
NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, allows digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices
NEW! Prairie Dogs chapter provides essential information on these popular exotic pets
NEW! Raptors chapter provides insights on these birds as wildlife and for use in falconry
NEW! Waterfowl chapter provides insights on the management and diseases of these popular birds
NEW! Chickens chapter provides essential information on the management of popular backyard poultry
NEW! Expanded Avian section on psittacines and passerines, including all-new information on passerines
Reviews / Votes
Review of the previous edition:"The stated aim of this 546-page text is to allow you to treat all exotic pets confidently, using the most cutting-edge information and all within one comprehensive resource. The pages are all glossy and there are over 400 colour pictures and the page edges are colour coded to allow the relevant sections to be readily accessed. The first two chapters give an introduction to the subject and help in preparing the veterinary surgery to treat these patients. The rest of the nineteen chapters each cover a separate species or linked group of species. This is a book that will find a place in my own library. It is certainly worth considering if you only intend to have one book on exotic pets, and is a good and reasonably comprehensive introduction to the subject. If you have an interest in one particular species or group of species then there are more specialist texts available, and this is recognised by the authors, who do provide guidance on further reading." --European Journal of Companion Animal Practice, August 2008
"This practical, user-friendly resource provides essential informationn on the care and treatment of the most common exotic pets presented in practice. The colour images in this manual as well as the numerous tables on drugs makes this book very practical to use for students and veterinarians working with exotic pets." --European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians, July 2008
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Approx. 500 illustrations (500 in full color)
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-323-53358-4 (9780323533584)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition

Mark Mitchell | Thomas N. Tully
Manual of Exotic Pet Practice
Book
02/2008
Saunders
€148.79
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Thomas N. Tully, Professor Zoological Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA,
Author
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Professor Zoological Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Content
1. Introduction: Preparing your Hospital for Exotic Pets
2. Invertebrates
3. Ornamental Fish
4. Amphibians
5. Crocodilians
6. Snakes
7. Lizards
8. Chelonians
9. Psittacines and Passerines
10. Chickens
11. Raptors
12. Waterfowl
13. Marsupials
14. Mice and Rats
15. Ferrets
16. Rabbits
17. Hamsters and Gerbils
18. Hedgehogs
19. Guinea Pigs
20. Chinchillas
21. Prairie Dogs
2. Invertebrates
3. Ornamental Fish
4. Amphibians
5. Crocodilians
6. Snakes
7. Lizards
8. Chelonians
9. Psittacines and Passerines
10. Chickens
11. Raptors
12. Waterfowl
13. Marsupials
14. Mice and Rats
15. Ferrets
16. Rabbits
17. Hamsters and Gerbils
18. Hedgehogs
19. Guinea Pigs
20. Chinchillas
21. Prairie Dogs